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Tour de Georgia - 2.1

USA, April 19-24, 2005

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Stage 4 - April 22: Dalton to Dahlonega, 214.7km

Vandborg sprints after Rubiera works

CSC claims first stage win in rain-soaked Tour de Georgia

By Mark Zalewski with Eddie Monnier in Dahlonega, Georgia

Jose Luis Rubiera (Discovery)
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Thunder, lightning and a lot of rain made for an interesting stage four - a stage that was already interesting enough with five categorized climbs in between many unrelenting inclines. At one point, the rain was so bad the sky was virtually black and the race caravan went into what officials broadcast as, "survival mode!"

But surviving and making the biggest thunder of the day was CSC's Brian Vandborg, warming up just in time to take the sprint ahead of Discovery's Viatcheslav Ekimov and Suanier Duval-Prodir's Marco Pinotti. "I was suffering quite a bit, actually... I think [Ekimov] was close to dropping me," said Vandborg about the finish. "In the final corner, we were pretty much side-by-side and luckily I succeeded."

CSC's team director Scott Sunderland was quite happy with today's result, first having a rider in the break most of the day in the young Andy Schleck and then lining the team up to bring the remnants of the break back. "When we could see that Rubiera wasn't coming back, we had to make a decision. We had been doing a good job all day. So we started riding on the front and brought the break back."

The most aggressive rider of the day, as well as the new Georgia Power King of the Mountains, Jose Rubiera (Discovery Channel) rode on the front for most of the stage. He initiated the break from the start of the first climb of the day at about km 20 and led just about the entire way until the descent of the final climb at about km 195. He tried to ride away from the faltering break near the top of the final climb, but was caught by a chase group of 26 on the descent. This group included team leader Lance Armstrong, teammate Jason McCartney, race leader Floyd Landis and CSC's Bobby Julich.

Jose Luis Rubiera (Discovery)
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Regardless of his final finish of twenty-third, Chechu (as his teammates call him) was pleased with his performance. "During the whole season, I've been riding quite well. But today, even when I didn't win, when I was just sitting in the group at the finish line, I felt really, really well." The form he displayed today has to be a little comfort to the Discovery Channel crew, coming off a disappointing time trial yesterday. "The whole day I was in the breakaway, most of the time pulling by myself. I'm really confident in a couple of months I can be a little stronger and can do a good Tour [de France]. So I'm really happy."

Another rider who was often in the mix was last year's stage winner Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel). Unlike last year, the new domestique was riding in a support role and tried to lead out teammate Viatcheslav Ekimov in the final sprint. "Jason McCartney gave me good speed to the bottom of the last kilometer," explained Ekimov. "Then I did the sprint the first 500 meters, trying to drop Brian [Vandborg], but it didn't work. I knew this guy was fast in the sprint. My race was done with 500 meters to go [because I hadn't dropped him]."

Floyd Landis (Phonak) retains the overall lead in the race, though not without a bit of worry on the final climb. Even though the team leader made it into the final selection of twenty-six, he was isolated from his team while the other main contenders still had support. But racing makes strange bedfellows and Phonak's team director René Savary explained the good fortune his team encountered. "For the end, Floyd was alone. We were happy that Suanier Duval would like to win the stage, so they did everything they could to win the stage. At the end, it was like teammates for us! (laughs) This was our luck, that they were trying to win the stage."

Floyd Landis (Phonak)
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Another jersey-holder, the under-23 leader Trent Lowe (Jittery Joe's-Kalahari) held onto his lead in the category, and couldn't be more happy. "It's amazing, really. What a novelty. I didn't really expect this at all. I didn't come here with any expectations other than to learn and gain something from the race. So, it's really cool to be here today and yesterday and have the jersey."

Lance Armstrong was content to also make the final group of twenty-six, and was able to hold his eighth place on the overall classification. "I think it went pretty much the way we wanted it to go. Really freaky weather. We didn't get hailed on, it was a miracle. It went completely black like someone turned out the lights. Then the rain came." When asked if he was looking forward to tomorrow's stage to Brasstown Bald, Armstrong replied, "With the current conditions, not really."

How it unfolded

Lance Armstrong (Discovery)
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The race set off from the hometown of Credit Agricole's Saul Raisin today under overcast skies as well as overcast moods. Most of the riders knew what was in store from them, being the same course as last year. With the first 25 kilometers flat, including a Maxxis sprint, some of the uninitiated Tour de Georgia racers like Levi Leipheimer were wondering what all the fuss was about. The Gerolsteiner leader and Cyclingnews diarist asked where the mountains were, and was assured that they would come into sight soon enough.

But through the sprint it was all Health Net, trying to protect their sprint leader's jersey on the shoulders of Greg Henderson. The kiwi managed to grab second on the sprint, behind Juan Jose Haedo (Colavita-Sutter Home) and ahead of birthday boy Robbie Hunter (Phonak). After that bit of business, the world champion track sprinter dug in for a long day. "We started that climb [Fort Mount] straight after doing the sprint, so I hit the bottom of the first climb pretty much in oxygen debt... ahh, I'm just struggling through as much as I can."

After the sprint, Dominique Perras (Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada) launched a solo move. However, Perras began to fade as the road kicked-up to begin the Fort Mountain climb. About a third of the way up the second category climb, Perras was caught by the peloton and Rubiera made his move, as everyone expected Discovery Channel to do. "I knew that Discovery had to put someone out there to provoke everyone else to work," revealed CSC's Scott Sunderland. His young rider, Andy Schleck, was able to bridge up to Rubiera, along with Marco Pinotti (Saunier Duval) and Matthias Russ (Gerolsteiner).

A few other riders tried to bridge the gap, but only Elia Aggiano (LPR) and Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner) were successful. The gap held under a minute up and over the climb, but the group managed to gain time on the descent. Working well together, the break increased their lead to nearly three minutes as riders began to fall away from the peloton.

The chase group
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Then the cycling gods began to get angry. Darkening skies got darker, thunder rumbled, lightning lit the road and rain mixed with hail began to fall. And to make things even worse, the riders began to descend another uncategorized but tricky descent. At one point it was so bad, the organization pulled all vehicles off the front of the race and within the gap, citing the caravan was under, "survival mode."

Eventually the heavy rains subsided and only a small drizzle remained. Phonak took up the usual race leader place at the front of the group, but didn't seem too concerned about the break. Up the road, the break was still led by Rubiera, while the other riders sat on, probably according to instructions. The only consolation for the Spanish climber was that the KOM's were not being contested, and he gained maximum points over each climb.

Around the loop consisting of the steep Neel's and Wolfpen Gaps, the break consisted of only Rubiera, Schleck and Krauss. Up Woody Gap for the second time, the crowds seemed to double, and the Phonak-driven peloton picked up the pace. Soon only twenty-six riders were left cresting the top, with the break already blown to pieces.

Diving down into Dahlonega, the sparse peloton began attacking each other, with CSC, Discovery Channel and Gerolsteiner having multiple riders, and Floyd Landis alone. Landis managed to keep the group within sight coming into town, while the sprinters warmed up their legs.

"The group was small...I planned to escape in the last K and so I did," explained Ekimov. "There were still three guys up the road, maybe a hundred meters from our small group." But the veteran racer didn't have enough to keep the younger Vandborg from coming around on the line.

Tomorrow's stage finishes atop the highest point in Georgia, Brasstown Bald Mountain.

Photography

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Results

1 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                            5.33.02 (38.68 km/h)
2 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                      
3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                      
4 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                     0.08
5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                     
6 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                            
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                         
8 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
9 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
10 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.                             
11 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                             
12 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                
13 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                          
14 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                 
15 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                           
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval                   
17 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                      
18 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                        
19 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                              
20 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance                                   
21 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                            
22 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                      
23 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                
24 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                  0.29
25 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval           0.33
26 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval          0.52
27 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                2.04
28 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  6.57
29 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R.                         7.14
30 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada           
31 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                    
32 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home         
33 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                        
34 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                           
35 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance   
36 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                           
37 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                  
38 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                             
39 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel                           
40 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance                 
41 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole                    13.04
42 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                      
43 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                       
44 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
45 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                  13.14
46 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                           14.08
47 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                  19.59
48 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     
49 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                 
50 John Devine (USA) USA National Team                            
51 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                 
52 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                          
53 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               
54 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team                             
55 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis                   
56 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                             
57 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada            
58 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   
59 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
60 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                    
61 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    
62 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                       
63 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                        
64 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                 
65 Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                     
66 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                      
67 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                 
68 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            
69 David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                     21.38
70 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance                    
71 Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home       23.37
72 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                        
73 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance              
74 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                25.12
75 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                32.08
76 Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home     32.54
77 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home         
79 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis                       
80 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                   
81 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team                           
82 Edward King (USA) USA National Team                            
83 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
84 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home           
85 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    
86 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          
87 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                         
88 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance                   
89 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                            
90 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home         
91 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                       
92 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance                         

Outside time limit (Hors delai)

HD Steven Cozza (USA) USA National Team                      51.39
HD Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team             54.25
HD Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                  
HD Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada       1.03.05
HD Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                           
HD Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                  
HD Aaron Olsen (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home             
HD Hayden Godfrey NZ' Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada               
HD Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                   
HD Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                    
HD Michael Wolf (USA) USA National Team                           
HD Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada            
HD Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                       
DNF Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                         
DNF Rafael Casero Moreno (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval             
DNF Kilian Patour (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
DNF Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Insurance                       
DNF Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Health Net pb Maxxis                     
DNF Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                     
DNF Russell Hamby (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada             
DNF Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada        
DNF Mariano Friedick (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                 
DNF William Frischkorn (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                     
DNF Chad Hartley (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                           
DNF Dan Bowman (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                             
DNF Kevin Bouchard-Hall (USA) USA National Team                   
DNF John Murphy (USA) USA National Team                           
DSQ Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home         
DSQ Juan José Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home        
 
Mountains
 
KOM 1
 
1 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                8 pts
2 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 7
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    6
4 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                     5
5 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               3
 
KOM 2
 
1 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                6 pts
2 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    5
3 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 4
4 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                 3
5 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                 1
 
KOM 3
 
1 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                8 pts
2 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 7
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    6
4 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                     5
5 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               3
 
KOM 4
 
1 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                8 pts
2 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 7
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    6
4 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                5
5 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                           3
 
KOM 5
 
1 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel                6 pts
2 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 5
3 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval                   4
4 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                     3
5 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                 1
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1
 
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home         5 pts
2 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis                   3
3 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1
 
Sprint 2
 
1 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 5 pts
2 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    3
3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                     1
 
Teams
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                      16.39.22
2 Team CSC                                                        
3 Prodir - Saunier Duval                                      0.25
4 Team L.P.R.                                                 7.14
5 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                              7.35
6 Gerolsteiner                                               13.04
7 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                          14.20
8 Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                                     19.53
9 Credit Agricole                                            20.10
10 Jittery Joe's - Kalahari Pro Cycling Team                 27.05
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                    33.05
12 Team TIAA - CREF                                          46.56
13 Symmetrics Cycling Team                                   52.46
14 Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team       1.03.29
15 USA National Team                                       1.12.36
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems               16.47.29
2 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                              0.19
3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                 0.28
4 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance                   0.43
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                          0.50
6 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                       1.00
7 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                  1.13
8 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                               1.39
9 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                     1.42
10 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                       1.53
11 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                    2.12
12 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                 2.16
13 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                            2.18
14 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel            2.29
15 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                        2.35
16 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                  3.02
17 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                          3.33
18 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval           3.38
19 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval               3.41
20 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                  4.18
21 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.                         4.24
22 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                    4.46
23 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                       4.50
24 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                  4.52
25 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                5.21
26 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance             7.28
27 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             7.40
28 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval          9.46
29 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    9.55
30 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval             10.03
31 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari               10.24
32 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance                   10.56
33 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                        11.11
34 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada      11.37
35 Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel                      12.10
36 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                      12.19
37 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                 12.26
38 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           15.19
39 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                      15.59
40 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R.                        16.54
41 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home    17.07
42 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole                    18.46
43 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                  18.59
44 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                  19.30
45 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                 19.59
46 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                           20.33
47 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team               23.03
48 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          23.22
49 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance               24.22
50 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                        24.25
51 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                            24.32
52 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari            24.33
53 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                     24.40
54 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          25.05
55 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis              25.10
56 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada       25.23
57 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole                   25.37
58 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                 25.45
59 John Devine (USA) USA National Team                       26.00
60 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                  26.19
61 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                            26.29
62 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                  26.34
63 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems              26.59
64 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                27.10
65 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team                        28.42
66 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                            28.45
67 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                28.51
68 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance         29.06
69 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                   29.23
70 Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home       30.14
71 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       30.42
72 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               31.54
73 David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                     34.06
74 Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                34.23
75 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                  36.09
76 Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance                    36.22
77 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis                  37.07
78 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems               38.22
79 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                       38.34
80 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis                    39.19
81 Edward King (USA) USA National Team                       39.23
82 Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home    39.24
83 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.                     39.40
84 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                       39.57
85 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance              40.02
86 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                42.45
87 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team              43.13
88 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team                      43.23
89 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home    45.46
90 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home      51.28
 
Mountains classification
 
1 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel               36 pts
2 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                30
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                   23
4 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                    13
5 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               6
6 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                5
7 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval                   4
8 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                       4
9 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                           3
10 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                3
11 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                    2
12 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC                                1
13 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari                1
14 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC                               1
 
Sprin classification
 
1 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis                  23 pts
2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                    16
3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                   15
4 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                 15
5 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              15
6 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel                       14
7 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel                    12
8 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                 12
9 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                    11
10 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R.                           10
11 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R.                           9
12 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval              8
13 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                7
14 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel                       7
15 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R.                                7
16 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis                      6
17 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                          6
18 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval                      5
19 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                            5
20 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                         4
21 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                     4
22 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                   3
23 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   3
24 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     3
25 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                      1
26 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                           1
27 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R.                            1
 
Best young rider classification
 
1 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari               16.50.31
2 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole                           0.31
3 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R.                        1.48
4 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                 2.19
5 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              4.38
6 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                       12.57
7 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           20.20
8 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                         21.23
9 John Devine (USA) USA National Team                        22.58
10 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team                        25.40
11 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                25.49
12 David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF                     31.04
13 Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                31.21
14 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                       35.32
15 Edward King (USA) USA National Team                       36.21
16 Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team                39.43
17 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team                      40.21
 
Team classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                50.24.53
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                          1.33
3 Prodir - Saunier Duval                                      6.31
4 Health Net Presented by Maxxis                             14.36
5 Navigators Insurance Cycling Team                          14.40
6 Gerolsteiner                                               16.30
7 Team L.P.R.                                                17.52
8 Jelly Belly - Pool Gel                                     29.07
9 Credit Agricole                                            31.48
10 Jittery Joe's - Kalahari Pro Cycling Team                 35.25
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                    37.29
12 Team TIAA - CREF                                          56.48
13 Symmetrics Cycling Team                                 1.01.16
14 Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team       1.20.22
15 USA National Team                                       1.28.06

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